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Show l" 1 1 0 V Vith strike conditions reported the f , same concerning switchmen of the ' ;'. 'J- Ogden Union Railway and Depot com- - Si'"1 pany, little change is noticeable in i Ogden yards today, officials of the i i ' company report. Switchmen claim ) it, that four men who had returned to f work had rojoined the ranks of the insurgents because they had been giv- ;' en the impression that all the strikers 1 I '. would return to work. I "' Officials of the company denied this ii morning that any men who had re- ( ported for work had quit again. j The Salt Lake division of the oSuth-ern oSuth-ern Pacific, it was announced this ; Morning, has been opened up between x . ' Ogden and San Francisco. Y esters'"' ester-s'"' day's report indicated that the line .' -, . had been opened between Sparks and t & . Ogden. H$i F. C. Smith, assistant superintend 4ft -1 ; ent of the Salt Lake division said that 3 T the company was now ready to lift all a'v- embargoes on freight that eastern m. '-V roads v.'ould be in a position to han-X han-X die. With the opening of the South-ern South-ern Pacific line to San Francisco, IP i freight traffic between Omaha and H San Francisco will be resumed, it is stated, no trouble existing at any i point between these two cities except at Ogden. Mr. Smith announced that several B trains of freight were now being held because eastern roads were not In a position to handle them. Announcements made by officials of the Oregon Short Line company last night indicate that embargoes on freight at the Pocatello and Salt Lake yards, and a partial lifting of the embargo em-bargo at the Ogden yards was expect-' expect-' sd today. i Railroads coming into Ogden were reported to be nearing normal condi- ' tions, the Ogden Union Railway and Depot company, which has charge of the Ogden yards, being the only company com-pany that is experiencing acute labor J trouble at present Relief of the pres- i$ ent situation is expected within a day Hi or so, officials state. While moro than a third of the switchmen usually employed in the lo- " cal yards have signified no willing-lr-f nose to return, the present crew is adequate to handle present business, according to reports. I Telegraphic dispatches received at; railroad offices indicated that thej general tendency of strikers in many sections of the country, is to return to work and abide by the decision of the wage board at Washington. |